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Elections for some Student Association positions, including president, begin Monday. The SA official in charge of elections previews the week.

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Kirk Ventiquattro has built Carthage lacrosse and been its only coach.

He’s motivated the players by preaching about blue-collar background and work ethic.

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TYLER ROSSI, who is running for Student Association president, has represented his class in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s student government. He is hoping to bring a fresh perspective to SA, which has been mired with issues this year. ally moreo photo editor

Rossi brings outside experience as he seeks SA presidency Editor’s note: With Student Association elections occurring this week, The Daily Orange is profiling the two candidates for SA president through Tuesday.

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yler Rossi trained in a football program for years, but it wasn’t until he joined the varsity team in high school that the coach realized his defensive lineman only had one hand.

Rossi learned to adapt — pushing through training and emerging as a leader despite not starting on the field.

You learn to adapt, and I think that is the biggest asset it gives you. ... If you can adapt and overcome adversity, I think that’s a very big skill set to learn.”

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Now Rossi hopes to adapt again. He is running for president of Syracuse University’s Student Association despite having no experience within the organization, along with vice presidential candidate and fellow Martin J. Whitman School of Management student Roy Tin. “You learn to adapt, and I think that is the biggest asset it gives you,” Rossi said. “You have to look at it more as an advantage than a disadvantage, I’m always trying to do that. If you can adapt and overcome adversity, I think that’s a very big skill set to learn.”

Rossi is hoping to build off his experience in Whitman Student Government to become SA president. see rossi page 4

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Local officials pledge to permit operation of Uber, Lyft

By Sam Ogozalek asst. news editor

Both Syracuse and Onondaga County plan to comply with the new statewide regulatory framework for ride-hailing services that will go into effect this summer, meaning Uber and Lyft will operate in the area.

After being legalized across much of the United States and in countries around the world, ride-

hailing services will be allowed to operate in upstate New York as early as July, following more than a year of debate among New York lawmakers over how to regulate the revolutionary transportation apps.

A measure legalizing the services was included in the state’s 2018 fiscal year budget passed last week.

Several compromises were made between the Senate, Assembly and New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to ensure the bill’s pas-

sage, lawmakers said. One compromise will allow local governments to opt-out of a statewide regulatory framework and ban ride-hailing companies from operating within their jurisdictions, if desired.

Every county in the state and cities that have populations of 100,000 residents or more — outside of New York City — will be able to opt-out of the framework.

Syracuse had an estimated 144,142 residents in 2015, according to the

U.S. Census Bureau.

Alexander Marion, a city spokesman, said in an email that Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has no plans for Syracuse to optout of the statewide framework.

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney in a statement to The Daily Orange said the county is happy that ride-hailing was included in the 2018 budget.

“The leadership from Governor Cuomo to bring this service state-

wide is greatly appreciated and we look forward to taking advantage of it this summer,” Mahoney said.

Justin Sayles, a county spokesman, clarified in an email that Mahoney, like Miner, has no plans to opt-out of the framework.

Central New York residents in interviews said they are thankful Uber and Lyft will soon be operating in the region.

James O’Connor, a Baldwinsville see uber page 4

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Senior works to unite marginalized identities

By Stacy Fernández asst. feature editor

Bridging the gap between the communities she cares about has been Jestina Ortega’s mission since transferring to Syracuse University her sophomore year.

Ortega, a senior women’s and gender studies and psychology dual major, spent her freshman year at the University of Scranton. She transferred after being turned off by the lack of diversity.

Her tipping point was when she wanted to start an LGBTQ club but was denied. School officials explained it “didn’t align with the university’s values.”

Since she started at SU, Ortega has been a part of Latinx Undergraduates Creating History in America — La LUCHA for short — which raises awareness for Latinx-based culture. She’s also a member of Students Advancing Sexual Safety and Empowerment (SASSE), which advocates for sexual safety and empowerment and co-hosts Hora Latina, a Latino radio show with WERW. “I’m just so grateful for this campus for having these spaces for different groups of people,” Ortega said.

Her involvement in such organizations has allowed her to show how different identities don’t have to be viewed as separate from each other. Two years ago, as secretary of La LUCHA, Ortega was part of creating the inaugural “Cafe con Soul Food” banquet which highlighted the Afro-Latino community while

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JESTINA ORTEGA, a senior women’s and gender studies and psychology dual major, wants to increase the representation of people of color within the field of mental health. prince dudley staff photographer

bring together black and Latino communities on campus.

“Being Latino, the secret within the Latino community is that we are also black and we have black in us, and we have very similar cultures, even being an American Latino person or an American black person,” Ortega said.

The banquet has since become an annual event, and it gained so much popularity that this year it became an invitation-only affair.

In her senior year, Ortega has

slowed down with her involvement in student organizations and shifted her time to academics. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school for social psychology.

“There is not enough representation of marginalized people within the mental health field both as professionals and as patients,” Ortega said.

The attitude toward it, specifically, within the black and Latino community is to pray it away or dismiss it as something they can easily get over.

“It’s usually family members so we don’t have a good network, or maybe they just don’t understand the medical or clinical reasoning for all of this,” Ortega said. “They usually just say, ‘pray about it,’ and make it a religious thing instead of something to seek help for.”

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@SyracuseU Class of 2017, are you ready for Commencement? It’s just one month away!

In the running Building off his experience in SA, James Franco is running to become the organization’s president.

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News in brief: What you missed

By The Daily Orange News Staff

Here are some Syracuse news stories and announcements you may have missed over the weekend:

Mayfest lineup announced

Rapper Vic Mensa and the electronic music group Cheat Codes will headline the upcoming Mayfest concert in Walnut Park on April 28, University Union announced on Friday. Mayfest will begin at 1 p.m.

Mensa, a Chicago rapper who released his extended play “There’s Alot Going On” in June 2016, has collaborated with both Chance The Rapper and Kanye West. Cheat Codes, an electronic DJ trio from Los Angeles, are known for their single “Sex” from 2016.

There’s also a “special guest” at Mayfest who has not yet been identified. Mayfest will precede that night’s Block Party concert, which will feature rapper Travis Scott.

State to help pay for Onondaga County Water Authority-Metropolitan Water Board merger

Easter Sunday Members of the Syracuse University community attended mass early Sunday afternoon in Hendricks Chapel to celebrate Easter, a Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is described in the Bible’s New Testament. Attendees of the mass received Holy Communion and listened to a homily. Hendricks Chapel is a nondenominational religious center. kai nguyen staff photographer

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Official discusses presidential, VP elections

By Jordan Muller staff writer

The first candidates to announce their intention to run for Student Association president and vice president declared their candidacy at the end of March, but the SA official in charge of elections has been preparing for this week’s SA election for months.

“I’ve been working on elections since I got into this role in January,” said Janine Bogris, chair of SA’s Board of Elections and Membership. Even before petitions for candidacy were

released in February, Bogris was setting up the election timeline and planning how the election would be organized.

Elections for SA president, vice president, comptroller and assembly representatives begin Monday and will run through Thursday.

Syracuse University students James Franco and Tyler Rossi are on the ballot for president of the 61st Legislative Session.

Students will be able to vote for candidates on MySlice in a process similar to past elections.

Presidential, vice presidential and comptroller candidates are voted on by the entire student body,

while assembly representatives are voted on by students in the candidate’s home college, according to the SA bylaws.

Because candidates are listed on MySlice in alphabetical order, Bogris said candidates at the top of the list alphabetically tend to get more votes. This year, she said she tried to work with MySlice officials to randomize the placement of names on the ballot, but those efforts were unsuccessful.

“None of the assembly seats are contested as of right now, so it’s not as major of an issue,” Bogris said.

But with contested elections

for the president, vice president and comptroller positions, Bogris said she would have preferred to see the ballot randomized.

Franco’s and Rossi’s picks for vice president — Angie Pati and Roy Tin, respectively — appear on the same ticket. That means that students vote for president and vice president as a pair, instead of individually.

SA’s Bylaw Review Committee is considering separating presidential and vice presidential candidates on separate tickets for future elections, but Bogris said that idea has not

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Professor receives grant for veterans research

By Nicole Valinote staff writer

A Syracuse University professor is researching the ways in which communication technologies can assist veterans with the transition back to civilian life.

Bryan Semaan, an assistant professor at SU’s School of Information Studies, was awarded a grant of $173,205 by the National Science Foundation to fund this research.

Semaan said there are three aspects to his research: interviewing veterans, collecting data on veterans’ online activity and participatory design to create a device that

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Thursday announced that the state will give $3.7 million to the Onondaga County Water Authority to help it pay for its merger with the

helps veterans’ transition to civilian life. The participatory design aspect, Semaan said, is based upon a Scandinavian design practice and worldview, which is illustrated by an example that furniture retailer IKEA has used by only selling circular tables, so no one has a position of power at the table.

“I’m sort of employing this design practice that emerged out of Scandinavian tradition, which treats the participants, or in this case the veterans, as designers,” Semaan said. “This is really about empowering them.”

During the study, veterans will come in for interviews regularly,

discuss their needs and eventually begin to design a wearable device that will help them identify triggers of emotional episodes.

This study continues a long history of Syracuse University’s focus on veterans’ support. This relationship dates back to World War I, but was truly cemented after World War II when thenChancellor William Tolley helped draft the GI Bill, said Nicholas Armstrong, the senior director of research and evaluation at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at SU. At that point, Armstrong said, there were only a few thousand

students enrolled at SU. “Overnight, he opened the door to transitioning servicemembers who wanted to get a college education after coming back from the war,” Armstrong said. “It nearly tripled the enrollment within 18 months. That’s really what made Syracuse University the research university that it is today.”

Some veterans have said they would go back for their fifth, sixth or seventh combat tour, because they don’t feel comfortable on a university campus, Armstrong said.

“It’s about creating a supportive campus climate,” Armstrong said. see veterans page 4

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POLITICS WILL NOT RELEASE IT President Donald Trump dismissed Saturday’s nationwide protest demanding him to reveal his tax returns — essentially reiterating his position of not releasing his tax returns. More than 100,000 people took part in the protests, organizers estimated. source: usa today

WORLD CONTESTED VICTORY President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey declared victory in a referendum allowing the president to expand authority amid the opposition fiercely challenges the claim. The state-run news agency, Anadolu, reported “Yes” had 51.33 percent of votes cast and “No” had 48.67 percent with under 99 percent of ballots counted. source: new york times

BUS BOMBING One hundred and twenty-six people, including 68 children, were killed in attacks targeting buses transporting out of evacuees in war-torn Syria on Saturday. An unaccounted number of people were also injured. source: bbc

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rossi Most people in Rossi’s high school in Yorktown, New York, didn’t know he was born without a hand. Coach Mike Rescigno said Rossi didn’t want it to be known and this spurred Rossi to work for himself, pushing himself to be a better version of himself.

“He wasn’t a starter on our team, but he actually set the bar for what work is supposed to look like in practice,” Rescigno said. “That’s probably the greatest compliment you can give someone in athletics.”

Throughout school, Rossi said he missed the boat on some activities. He was an outsider to student government until he ran for a position in Whitman’s student government.

It was in February when Tyler first revealed to his girlfriend of five years that he was considering running for SA president. It wasn’t something he planned for a long time but he knew it was the right decision for him, he said.

Tyler knew there was only one person he would enter the race with, and sent a Facebook message to Tin asking if he would join him as his running mate. The pair met the next day and cemented their decision.

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resident who works in the city and the Onondaga County town of Clay as a paramedic, said he is excited about the services’ legalization because it could have public safety benefits.

“If I want to go out and drink, my options are to find a ride or pay $35 for a cab ride, whereas ride-hailing services are supposedly cheaper than that to get back home,” he said. “I’m hoping that this could minimize or lower DWIs in the area.”

Katie Warner, a Utica area resident, frequently travels to the Syracuse area to visit friends. Warner said she’s had positive experiences with Uber while visiting New Orleans and San Diego and, like O’Connor,

The first time Rossi played a role in student government was during his freshman year when he represented his class in the Whitman student government. It was there that he got to know his running mate — the man he said was his only option as a vice president.

If Tin had declined his offer to run with him, the campaign would not exist, Rossi said.

“Without Tyler, there was no chance I would be running,” Tin said. “He’s one of the most respected students that I’ve ever met. … He’s very inspirational.”

Rossi and Tin pushed through several tangible changes in Whitman during their time in the student government. They helped move up the opening hours of the cafeteria so students with early classes could get their caffeine fix, and they helped replace the old bulletin board with an electric one that scrolls through events.

During the past year, Rossi said he followed SA closely, and was alarmed by the number of bylaw violations that occurred, further incentivizing him to run for the top spot. His platform is formed around creating tangible change, and improving safety and diversity on campus.

First on the list for Rossi is addressing safety on campus. He has met with Bobby Maldonado, chief of the Department of Public

Safety, and said he hopes to install more cameras off-campus and ensure Marshall Street is safer for students. A shooting occurred in the Marshall Street area earlier this semester.

“I’m sick and tired of Marshall Street always being an issue, I’m tired of getting that DPS email,” Rossi said.

Another key element to the pair’s platform is diversity. As an international student, Tin said he represents other international students and he has met with directors at the Slutzker Center for International Services. Additionally, Tyler has been fostering a relationship with the Office of Disability Services. They hope to work with a diverse group of organizations to create an inclusive environment on campus.

Rossi said he worries that students consider transferring because they don’t feel SU has an inclusive environment.

“That needs to change,” he said.

Although they are outsiders, Rossi and Tin feel they have the experience to take on the job.

Their campaign has often criticized the current SA administration and some of the long-term members of SA. If elected, Tin said they would like to see a large turnover in cabinet staff.

“We will figure out who’s staying and who’s not staying,” Tin said. “In order to

change, the culture must change so we will use different metrics to look at different members’ competency and how much they can deliver in our administration.”

Rossi plans on running a transparent administration that is open to feedback from students, he said. He added that he will operate on an open door policy, and will listen to the everyday problems students see on campus.

With polls opening on Monday, Rossi said he has varying levels of confidence. His Facebook group has a large following, and he and Roy have garnered some endorsements, including from Syracuse football quarterback Eric Dungey.

“Roy, I’ve known him since freshman year so he’s one of my good friends so I’m endorsing, you know I’m supporting him in what he’s doing so,” Dungey said.

They are the underdogs in the race, Rossi said, adding that if he doesn’t win the presidency he will stay engaged. If Rossi doesn’t get elected, he would like to sit down with Franco and share thoughts and ideas heading into the next year.

“Running has been an extraordinary experience, I’ve got to meet some amazing people, I’ve got to learn a lot of things,” Rossi said.

“Win or lose, it’s been a great experience.”

could see herself using a ride-hailing service to go out while in Syracuse.

“I just keep thinking — oh, if we are going out on a Friday or Saturday night — how much better I would feel about doing the Uber deal (instead of) one of us having to be a DD or getting somebody to pick us up,” she said. Bar owners in Syracuse previously told The Daily Orange they think ride-hailing services could have an impact and change the city’s bar scene.

The opt-out compromise was struck during budget negotiations, lawmakers said.

The state Assembly wanted to give local municipalities complete control over the services’ regulation, said Sen. James Seward (R-N.Y.) — the original sponsor of the Senate’s ride-hailing bill, which was passed in February. The Senate, on the other hand, wanted to establish a statewide regulatory system. There was concern in the Senate

that smaller upstate communities would not have the regulatory capability to handle ride-hailing companies, he said.

Seward’s district covers portions of central New York, the Hudson Valley and the Catskills.

Assemblyman John McDonald III (D-N.Y.), one of the co-sponsors of the Assembly’s ridehailing bill that was introduced earlier this year, said the regulatory compromise was made so downstate counties with longstanding agreements for ride-hailing services with the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission could opt-out of the statewide framework.

For example, Westchester County, he said, already has an agreement with the commission, allowing ride-hailing services to operate and drive consumers in the county’s jurisdiction. Both Nassau and Suffolk counties currently have similar agreements, as well. Lawmakers wanted to make sure counties that were satisfied with their current transportation systems were not constrained by a statewide framework for the services, McDonald said.

Advocates of the services have lauded ride-hailing as accessible, innovative transportation that will have economic benefits for upstate New York, while critics have expressed frustration, saying the services don’t play by the same rules and are less safe than traditional taxi and limousine companies.

It would be shocking, McDonald said, if upstate cities and counties opted out of the statewide framework. McDonald’s district includes a portion of Albany and the surrounding Capital Region.

To pass the ride-hailing bill in the budget, lawmakers also compromised on insurance

requirements for ride-hailing drivers and services, taxes on the services and background checks for drivers: ride-hailing drivers cannot be on the national sex offender registry and must have a clean driving record.

The state Department of Motor Vehicles will also oversee the statewide regulatory framework and determine if fingerprinting — a point of contention during legalization efforts — will be used for background checks.

Mark Ilacqua, the president of Syracuse Regional Taxi and Suburban Transportation, said the background check requirements included in the bill don’t go far enough. The bill should have included a fingerprinting mandate in its text, he said, instead of pushing the responsibility to the DMV of deciding whether or not fingerprinting should be required.

“The bill really didn’t do anything to level the playing field,” Ilacqua said. New York City taxi and limousine drivers need to be fingerprinted and many upstate New York taxi drivers, including those employed by Ilacqua, have to be fingerprinted. “We’re really disappointed.”

McDonald and Seward both said they are happy with the bill and the regulatory compromise, agreeing that ride-hailing was a priority for lawmakers this legislative session, partly because Cuomo highlighted it as a budget issue after he included a ride-hailing measure in his original 2018 budget proposal.

“I think it’s a good piece of legislation,” Seward said. “We’ll be able to have the economic and the environmental and the public safety benefits of this transportation option available across the state, not just New York City.”

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“It’s very difficult to actually talk about their experiences because talking about psychological issues kind of goes against this concept of being strong,” Semaan said. “The military’s really all about performance. So, you have to go and perform. It doesn’t matter how you feel.

It doesn’t matter what you’re experiencing.

You’ve got to go and do your work.”

This research is a study of identity, Semaan said. Many veterans, Semaan added, enjoyed their military experience because it provides structure and a sense of purpose. One veteran Semaan interviewed described feeling like a character from the film “The Shawshank Redemption” after leaving the military.

In the film, the character is released from prison and then kills himself because they felt lost.

“She talked about how it felt like that character,” Semaan said. “She left and nothing made sense to her. She didn’t know who she was anymore. You really lose your sense of identity.”

Semaan said the goal is to interview another 90 veterans and have approximately 30 involved in the participatory design to create the device.

This research, Armstrong said, has potential to help veterans in transition.

“I think this could help inform both the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, in terms of adapting new technologies that would help advance veterans’ lives after they serve,” Armstrong said.

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veterans “Universities that value the skills that they bring to the college classroom help enrich discussion. It makes the classroom an even better learning environment.”

Armstrong has collaborated with Semaan in a pilot study for the research and will continue to provide recruitment support for participants throughout the study. Semaan will also work on the study with Kyle Possemato, a psychologist at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

The study will officially begin this June and will run for two years, but Semaan said he initially became interested in studying communication technologies and survivors of traumatic events as a Ph.D. student. Semaan, who is of Iraqi descent, studied the effects technologies had on Iraqi citizens adjusting to their lives and routines during the Iraq war.

Semaan said he has already interviewed about 29 veterans and has noticed some common themes. For example, he said, veterans who did not enter the Army through enlistment have seemed to have more success transitioning back to civilian life.

Another theme Semaan said he has noticed is the difficulty many veterans have with talking about their emotional struggles, due to a culture of masculinity in the military, he said.

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Franco could bolster SA’s credibility Editor’s note: The Daily Orange Editorial Board’s endorsement was partially based on interviews with each Student Association ticket. The transcriptions of those interviews are available on dailyorange.com.

The Daily Orange Editorial Board endorses presidential candidate James Franco and vice presidential candidate Angie Pati to be the team that restores SA as an organization that responsibly serves and advocates for SU’s undergraduate student body.

Franco, an SA veteran and a junior political science and history double major, and Pati, a junior neuroscience and psychology double major who has never been in SA, have impressive experiential backgrounds that qualify them to represent SU’s undergraduate student body. The ticket presents a strong, united front with realistic goals that would benefit SU students, and the team has clearly factored the concerns of various student populations into their campaign.

While The D.O. Editorial Board endorses Franco and Pati for SA leadership, it acknowledges the strength of their opposing campaign comprising Tyler Rossi and Roy Tin for their drive, managerial experience and passion for student life at SU. If Franco and Pati are elected, the editorial board encourages Rossi and Tin to join SA and advocate for the issues they built their campaign on.

Rossi and Tin, who are both students in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, have branded themselves as SA outsiders who would bring a fresh perspective to the organization. While Rossi and Tin could certainly provide insight that may not have been considered

by SA insiders, it’s undeniable that an understanding of how to navigate an organization is essential to leading it. Only Franco has the institutional knowledge needed to uplift SA from its current position and push it forward. And Pati would be an asset in providing the SA-outsider perspective Rossi and Tin have campaigned on.

As a longstanding member of SA, Franco has been witness to the organization’s recent successes and failures. He’s also been upfront about the tumult SA faced this year, and while he may be blamed by association for the organization’s problems, Franco has been productive in his role as chair of the Academic Affairs Committee. Most notably, Franco was involved in the writing of the SA bill that named SU a sanctuary campus and SA’s successful push to extend Bird Library’s weekend hours during midterms.

Franco’s SA experience and Pati’s outside perspective make their ticket a balanced and compelling choice for SA president and vice president.

Beyond their respective experiences, Franco and Pati seem to be genuinely interested in

strengthening SA’s relationship with the SU community and increasing student interest in the organization.

They have also set attainable goals that could have tangible benefits for SU students, including the establishment of a peer listening service as a mental health resource and the creation of a shuttle to bus home students living on and around Euclid Avenue.

It’s clear Franco and Pati have a firm grasp on their plans for SA, should they be elected. Although Rossi and Tin have the potential and capability to lead SA, the organization has taken several public relations hits this year and could use experienced leadership to legitimize itself.

Following an administration that has lacked engagement and organization, SA needs more than a vision for an improved SU student experience. It requires Franco’s expertise.

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NYC’s ban of salary history question paves way for gender pay equality

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ew York City recently cashed in on a bold new method to combat the gender wage gap: prohibiting private and public employers from asking job candidates about their salary history.

Public advocate Letitia James introduced the legislation in August as a means of controlling the economic disparities between male and female workers, and the New York City Council passed the law earlier this month, just after Equal Pay Day. In the United States, a country that has celebrated Equal Pay Day for more than two decades without guaranteeing equal pay, the legislation has induced a collective sigh of relief among independent women.

Since the previous salary question is deeply rooted in the wage disparities between the United States’ gendered workforces, the city’s legislation is breaking through the chains that have bound women to diminished salary pay and increased sexism in the workforce.

The legislation is an echo of Wall Street’s “Fearless Girl” statue, which was built in March to stare down the “Charging Bull.”

The statue has become a symbol of hope for young girls and women who have been barred from climbing the ladder of success by the glass ceiling firmly in place.

Like the little, fearless girl, James’ legislation serves as a reminder that the competency — and compensation — of an employee should lie not in their gender, but in the skills they bring to the table.

Gretchen Purser, an assistant professor of sociology at Syracuse University, said the proposed legislation is an asset in the fight toward equal pay that government officials must continue to elaborate

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on. Purser added that employers need to do their part to ensure individuals aren’t being unjustly persecuted on the grounds of their gender.

“If we really want to eliminate the gender wage gap and bring about greater empowerment of workers, we also need to pass legislation to prohibit pay secrecy and prohibit employers from retaliating against workers for discussing compensation,” she said. “Without such transparency, companies can and will engage in discrimination.”

The new legislation is also a major win for women of color who have faced even greater pay disparities than their white counterparts.

A report from James’ office found the pay discrepancies between white women and white men equated to a white woman earning 84-cents to a white man’s dollar.

But this percentage went down for women of color when compared to white men. Asian women earned 63-cents to a white man’s dollar,

black women earned 55-cents and Hispanic and Latina women earned a mere 46 percent, according to Bloomberg, which published the results of the report.

Without such transparency, companies can and will engage in discrimination.

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James estimates the law could positively impact the lives of nearly four million workers once it extends the prohibition to private employers, according to the Washington Post.

She told Time Magazine working women in New York City were cheated out of $5.8 billion in lost wages compared to their male peers.

New York City has been revered as a progressive powerhouse for democratic activism, and James’ proposed legislation is no exception.

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Bee-ing careful SUNY-ESF designated as ‘pollinator friendly’ campus cides. They are extremely sensitive to insecticides.”

Although the SUNY-ESF campus only occupies 12 acres of land in Syracuse, the college manages nearly 25,000 additional acres on its Illustration by Audra Linsner regional campuses throughout the rest of New York state. contributing illustrator Given the amount of land under SUNY-ESF’s ownership, Larissa Walker, the Center for Food Safety’s pollinator campaign director, said SUNY-ESF’s commitment to not use neonicotinoid pesticides will have a significant impact. fter tending to his garden for over two decades, Chuck CarpenEven before receiving the designation, SUNY-ESF had not used neoter, grounds supervisor at SUNY-ESF, has noticed something nicotinoids, or any insecticides, said Carpenter, the SUNY-ESF grounds strange happening in his backyard: Pollinating honeybees — supervisor. With the college offering several entomology courses, a once a frequent sight — are now seldom seen. healthy insect presence on campus is critical, he said.

Similar observations have occurred across the The Center for Food Safety has granted the polcountry. For over a decade, honeybee populations linator friendly designation to several other colleges have been dramatically declining in part because and universities in the United States. With SUNYof an increase in the use of synthetic pesticides ESF becoming the first New York state public college sprayed on vegetation. Forty-nine percent of to acquire the designation, Walker said she hopes honey bee hives experienced losses in the United that other SUNY schools will follow suit in banning States from 2014-15, according to a study in the use of the harmful pesticides.

Journal of Apicultural Research.

The Center for Food Safety is a nonprofit orgaIn response, the State University of New York nization that works to ensure human and enviCollege of Environmental Science and Forestry ronmental health in regards to industrial agriculPercentage of honeybee hives in has become a “pollinator friendly” campus, the ture, Walker said. To halt bee population declines, the U.S. that experienced losses first SUNY campus to acquire this designation Walker said, strong policy reform and legal action from 2014-15 that is assigned by the BEE Protective Campaign. must be taken. source: the journal of apicultural research The pollinator friendly designation requires “Up to 95 percent of all of the corn in this the college to forbid the use of pesticides on country is treated with a neonicotinoids pescampus that cause harm to bees. The chemicals ticide. That’s a lot of acreage and a lot of these identified by the Center for Food Safety as culprits behind bee popula- chemicals we’re using,” Walker said. tion decline are nicotine-based insecticides known as neonicotinoids.

In addition to the designation, Carpenter said that he and other SUNY-ESF These chemicals are systemic, which means plants absorb the chemicals professors often work together to make the campus more supportive for polinto their vascular tissue, and subsequently pollen, said Melissa Fierke, an linating species. This includes the establishment of a “no-mow” zone, which is associate professor of environmental and forest biology at SUNY-ESF. about 8,000 square feet of land spared from flower cutting lawn mowers that is Once collected by bees, she added, the chemical is brought to the located between Campus Drive and the Oakwood Cemetery, he said. hive, where it causes tremors, paralysis and death for bees, according to As a lifelong horticulturalist, Carpenter said he is happy the college where the Center for Food Safety. he is responsible for the grounds has been designated as pollinator friendly.

“You have habit loss … and now these harmful pesticides,” said Fierke “It’s important to me because of the bee problem,” Carpenter said. on the status of pollinator species. “Bees are really sensitive to pestikasmi102@syr.edu

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elections been solidified yet.

Currently, no write-in candidates are running for office, Bogris said. Write-in candidates can declare their intent to run for office at any time, but their names do not appear on the MySlice ballot. Students must manually type out a candidate’s name to vote for them.

During election week, Bogris receives emails three times a day giving her updates on how the voting is going. She can see the percentage of the student body that has casted votes and the breakdown of that data by home college and school year, she said.

The largest spikes in votes received tend to occur during the hours just after voting begins and after the SA president sends a campuswide email about the elections, Bogris said.

Elections run for four days each year, but if at least 10 percent of the student body has not

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The funds for the county’s merger are coming out of Cuomo’s Municipal Restructuring Fund. The funding for the water services merger represents a continued push from Cuomo for government consolidation across the state.

Cuomo’s announcement came the day after a contentious and fierce debate between local politicians over a proposed merger between the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County governments. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and Onondaga County Comptroller Robert Antonacci debated James Walsh, a former congressman, and William Byrne, chairman of the board of Byrne Dairy — members of the citizens group Consensus.

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Last year, 29 percent of the student body voted in the SA election — the second highest voter turnout in SU history, Bogris said. She said she wants to top that number this year.

“I’m just hoping the overall trend of more political activity … will transition into student body elections,” Bogris said. The percentage of students that participate in SA elections is usually similar to the percentage of people that participate in local, state and federal elections, she added.

Bogris said she has been telling SA members and candidates to encourage students to participate in the election. Candidates up for election have a say in determining funding for student organizations, hiring upper level university officials and organizing initiatives that impact students, she said.

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city and county services and consolidate the two governments.

Unlike Consensus’ proposed government merger, the water authority and water board merger was less controversial, according to Syracuse.com. Onondaga County Legislature Chairman Ryan McMahon, who’s opposed Consensus’ proposed merger, has voiced his support for the water services merger, according to Syracuse.com.

Protest to release tax returns

Protesters hit the streets of Syracuse on Saturday demanding President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.

Several hundred people showed up outside the James M. Hanley Federal Building in downtown Syracuse in a protest Saturday morning, according to Syracuse.com.

Similar demonstrations, called the Tax March, were scheduled in close to 150 cities across the country. The nationwide protest was organized to call for Trump to release his tax returns — something which he has refused to do— ahead of the April 18 deadline to file tax returns.

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KARISSA HORSFORD is among the members of the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble, established on campus in 1977. Despite its name and the fact that it is a Christian gospel group, its members welcome people of all faiths and races. colin davy asst. photo editor

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Black Celestial Choral Ensemble marks 40 years on SU campus

he large hall at Hendricks Chapel on Wednesday remained unoccupied and calm as 10 students broke the stillness.

As they hopped up on the stage and linked their arms in a circle, their chatter died away and a lone voice began a prayer. Within seconds, everyone joined in and the 10 students formed one unified voice echoing around the chapel, singing the words to “I Will Bless the Lord.”

The symphony of voices was the only sound in the chapel for a few minutes – voices of members of the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble. As they finished praying, Benjamin Rodriguez, business manager for BCCE and a junior selected studies in education and sociology dual major, dived into a pep talk for the rehearsals.

“We’re about a week away. It’s exciting,” he said as giggles broke out. BCCE is gearing up for a big year — its 40th.

The BCCE annually hosts a two-day celebration for its anniversaries, with a dinner banquet the first night — hosted at the Crowne Plaza Syracuse hotel Friday — and a concert the next. Hendricks will host the concert Saturday.

Rodriguez expects 100 alumni will join the celebrations this year.

“The concert is going to be a mix of our current members singing our

Members of the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble sing and hold prayer circles during every rehearsal. colin davy asst. photo editor

own selections, us with alumni and alumni with their own selections,” he said. “So it’s going to be like a huge extravaganza of the different years.

And that’s what we’re trying to showcase: how far we have come.”

Since the group first formed on the Syracuse University campus in 1977, so many people found their passion and place in the BCCE that alumni have their own group called the Tag.

Rodriguez said some alumni are always available to give the current BCCE generation any help they need.

Getting in is not exclusive. Rodriguez said that even though it is named the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble and it is a Christian gospel group, everyone is welcome. The group has members who are Jewish and members who are not black.

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endrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” and “untitled unmastered.” albums addressed issues like police brutality and racial tensions in America.

Lamar then dropped two singles and a music video for “HUMBLE.” a couple of weeks ago, foreshadowing what his new album might entail. His latest album, “DAMN.” released Friday, and continues to be political, even adding some religious themes. The 14-song track list flows together well. Each song transitions to the other, and if

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Lamar is one of the best rappers in the industry right now. His latest album is a puzzling masterpiece full of smart decisions and surprises every time you listen. Lamar is definitely at the peak of his career, and now

everyone is anxiously awaiting his next move. There have already been theories from fans that Lamar is going to release another surprise album like he did with “untitled unmastered.”

“DAMN.” wouldn’t really be a Kendrick Lamar album without a tasteful critique on national issues. The first song of the album, “BLOOD.” addresses the disapproval the rapper faced from Fox News for his controversial lyrics and 2015 BET Awards’ performance of his song, “Alright.” He responded to criticism

with lines like “Fox News wanna use my name for percentage,” and used snippets of the Fox News correspondents throughout the album that claimed hip-hop was more dangerous than racism for young black people in the United States.

“DAMN.” showcases Lamar’s best talents — beautiful telling verses accompanied by head-bopping beats.

Lamar spent the last year featured on songs with Maroon 5 and The Weeknd, and he brought new and old faces to “DAMN.” The most

surprising collaboration he had on the album was with U2. “XXX.” is a thought-provoking song that focuses on gang violence, war and oppression of black lives. It was certainly outside of U2’s area of expertise, but the song was executed well and makes a powerful statement. Other artists included on the album are Rihanna and Zacari, a lesser known singersongwriter with a growing following on SoundCloud. Even with these featured artists, Lamar’s voice and

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To further promote its openness, the BCCE holds open rehearsals every semester, where interested students can come and observe a rehearsal one day and come prepared with their own favorites a few days later for an audition.

While the BCCE is certainly active rehearsing for and planning their big spring event, it has gone through its own changes over the decades as the world around it changed. Numbers dipped from 45 in Rodriguez’s first year as a freshman to about 20 now.

“We’ve noticed that the campus population has transitioned, there’s not a lot of people of color,” he said. “Even in the world, religion has been transitioning — conservative Christian gospel isn’t huge for younger generation anymore.”

But small numbers didn’t diminish BCCE — it consolidated it, making it more close-knit than ever. The members consider each other family.

Deresha Hayles, a sophomore African American studies major and current co-hospitality chair for the BCCE, said she hasn’t looked back since she joined her first semester as a freshman.

“I was in a gospel choir in high school, and the significance it had on my time in high school, I can never ever forget,” she said. “I wanted something like that, I wanted something that I resonated with and belonged in.”

Hayles is looking forward to meeting the alumni heading to campus next weekend.

“The little token nuggets of knowledge they are ever so willing to share have really enriched my time,” she said. “You know, things they can enlighten us with and share their memories.”

Finding a support system has been the case for many BCCE members, but for some, like Diane Portugal, the group is more than that.

The freshman physics major came to Syracuse just this semester and has already found her people.

“Gospel has reaffirmed my faith,” Portugal said. “I felt like I was losing touch with that, but this choir has definitely helped me get closer with God.” As she talked, she moved to the music on

the stage and the others clapped and tapped their feet in tune. It’s something they’re trying to incorporate, Portugal said, aside from getting the notes, pronunciation and rhythms right.

“We’re also trying to tie in some movement and get audience involved as well,” she said.

“Our goal is to spread joy and love of God. So we do with that movements and expressions.”

Just letting their voices soar is taxing.

Rodriguez said a normal practice session saw about three to four songs. He lost his voice when he first joined the group his freshman year.

Now that its concert is nearing, BCCE is polishing its whole repertoire.

“A lot of the time we practice with just our voices, which is like our foundation,” Ericka Jones-Craven, a junior art photography and religion double major, said. “We were founded in 1977 and they started with just their voices, so that’s something that’s carried on for the years.”

Like Hayles, Jones-Craven grew up with gospel music in a church, and much like the others, she also found a safe space where she has others to rely on and pray for her.

The BCCE is big on that feeling of inclusivity and providing a space to people who want to express their passion.

“We’re completely open,” Rodriguez said. ”Although we’re a Christian-based organization, we’re definitely open to have anyone who’s willing to learn and be a part of this experience.

We’re proud of our diversity and inclusiveness.”

The drop-in members this year took the group through some rough tides, but Rodriguez said they are looking forward to giving their guests this weekend a good time.

“We want people to be uplifted,” he said.

“We hope that the alumni are proud of us. We went through a lot this year, but hopefully this concert is the icing on the cake.”

As they finished singing, Rodriguez once again discussed the coming celebration, and the time commitments each member had to make.

“It’s going to be a long day,” he warned.

“But it’s going to be—” “Lit,” someone in the circle chimed in to a chorus of laughs.

“Lit,” Rodriguez agreed. dmurthy@syr.edu

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The brand 44Threads, created by Alpha Xi Delta sorority sisters Anjani Iman and Rachel Maglio, sells customized sweatshirts transformed into a matching crop top and miniskirt on Instagram. connor bahng staff photographer

Roommates run successful sweatshirt company out of their dorm

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njani Iman and Rachel Maglio are known as the sisters with scissors. Both members of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority, the roommates are always the go-to for putting together and altering T-shirts for themed parties when fashion innovation beckons.

But, on a cold winter day, snowed in during a spring break in Boston last month, the duo started playing with materials for their own fun. By taking a simple sweatshirt and cutting it into two, they made a top and a bottom from the bottom half of the same sweatshirt. With a few tugs, rips, cuts and some sewing skills, the first sweat set was made.

“Everything happened the same day,” said Iman, a sophomore broadcast and digital journalism major. “We put it on our Snapchat and we thought, ‘we need to get on this before people start to take our idea.’”

Now, the duo has created 44 Threads, a line of customized sweatshirts with an innovative twist.

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chung musicality remained strong.

Adding to his political commentary, the rapper got personal. “FEAR.” is almost eight minutes long but describes his own fear and the powerful effect it has on him and others. He raps that he’ll “probably die” in certain scenarios

With one simple sweatshirt, they turn typical lounge wear into an edgy sweat set which includes a top and matching miniskirt.

After flaunting their design on social media, compliments started to pour in with people obsessing over the new look. What started as just something to pass the time quickly became something greater. 44 Threads’ first order was submitted that day.

“I was laying in bed and thinking of possible names, and I just thought of the number 44, which is so important to SU for honoring Ernie Davis,” Maglio, a sophomore public health and policy studies dual major, said. “And then of course ‘Threads’ because we sew it.”

Iman and Maglio have been learning along the way since their launch in late March. By using an Instagram account as their business platform, and “I heard it through the grapevine” tactics, word is already spreading about these made-to-order customized sets. As of now, 44 Threads is known among friends and people in their sorority circle, but with Mayfest on the horizon, they are looking to make

like “from one of these bats and blue badges” or “from panic or being too lax.” On the last song of the album, “DUCKWORTH.,” he tells the personal story of how the private co-founder of Top Dog Entertainment, Anthony “Top Dog” Tiffith almost killed Lamar’s father in a robbery at KFC. Ending the entire album with “DUCKWORTH.” shows how Lamar’s career has come full circle, and it has people wanting more.

Compared to recently released music from

their mark in the fashion community on campus with more looks specific to the spring music festival.

“We wanted to something that was kinda our own thing and that wasn’t just about tailgate style since that is done so often,” Iman said.

The customized sweatshirts are made to order through their Instagram and can be created for whatever your inner fashionista desires — all while maintaining the comfort and fashion-forward qualities of athleisure wear. Orders can be created, customized and submitted by using the Google Form located in their bio section of the account. Their most popular design to date takes on the Syracuse University orange color with a customized name and rose flower detail along the sleeves. Iman has even designed one for herself.

The roommates’ differences are what inspire them.

Although they live under the same roof, they find many differences in their personal style and creativity. But what brings them together is their passion to make 44 Threads “iconic.”

Said Maglio: “This is our common ground.”

hip-hop artists like Drake, Kendrick Lamar dominates. “HUMBLE.” debuted at number one on the Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number two on the Hot 100 chart. “DAMN.” seems to be overshadowing Drake’s “More Life” with all of the media attention and high praise from fans and the music industry. Lamar’s unapologetic lyrics and ability to beautifully articulate daunting issues this country faces is not a talent that many artists in

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the industry have. Sure, he might not have trap beats like Future or trendy quotes like Drake, but he is fearless and full of heart.

If you haven’t already listened to “DAMN.,” it is a spectacular 55-minutelong story worth a listen.

Christine Chung is a senior communication and rhetorical studies major. Her column appears weekly in Pulp. She can be reached at chchun02@syr.edu.

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carthage before receiving Carthage’s first varsity lacrosse head coach offer. Ventiquattro initially said he’d give it a shot for five years. Nearly 30 years later, he had a career record of 441-120 entering this season. He motivated his players by speaking about their blue-collar roots. Other teams in the area had history on their side but that didn’t mean Carthage couldn’t compete.

“For such a small program being where they are,” Syracuse head coach John Desko said, “to be able to consistently put out that many stand-outs is pretty incredible.”

In the Carthage Middle School gym, there’s a poster of Casey Powell wearing No. 22 for Team USA. There’s one of his younger brother Ryan, which was produced by Nike. The Carrier Dome is an 84-mile drive away. Current players know what they have to live up to.

In the Comets’ early years, players tried to emulate the Orange’s style. They’d get to the Dome a few times each year and watch transcendent talents like Paul and Gary Gait terrorize opponents in transition with quick strikes.

Ventiquattro taped and studied SU games. He’d have his players practice behind-the-back passes since they’d do it in the games anyway. Carthage’s goal was to score 20 times each contest.

Back home, the Powells and the Coffmans (Josh’s brother Jason was an All-American at Division-III Salisbury and is now an assistant for Ventiquattro) grew up across the street from each other. They’d drag the one net they had wherever they were playing. To compensate for the lack of a goalie, they made up rules. Goals only counted if two fakes were used, the shoe was thrown behind-the-back or a cone was knocked over.

“If you didn’t play sports, you were bored,” Jason Coffman said. “There wasn’t a whole lot to do.”

On game days, Ventiquattro made sure that his pregame speeches were anything but dull.

One of the highest compliments he’s received is when another Carthage coach told him he treats every game like the Super Bowl. “You’re stinkin’ right I do,” Ventiquattro replied.

He crafts his speeches as stories meant to inspire his team. Every three or four years, Ventiquattro one about two rats trying The Daily Orange tells 4/17/17 Crossword to escape a butter churn. One is a pampered

coaching style never changed. He retired from teaching physical education and coaching football, but his passion for lacrosse hasn’t tapered.

Before every home game, the song “Don’t Go Messin’ With a Country Boy” by Hillbilly Jim blasts through speakers as Carthage walks onto the field. When West Genesee (New York) High School visited the Comets a several years ago, former Wildcat and Syracuse star Dylan Donahue said he’d look at his teammates like, “What the heck is going on?” he told Grimm.

The Comets’ field is across the street from a chicken farm. When opponents get off their bus before games, they immediately know they’re about to face the “hicks from the sticks,” as Ventiquattro coined his players. As traditions were forged, Ventiquattro borrowed one from West Genesee head coach Mike Messere. Every Carthage player wears high white socks as part of the uniform. Ventiquattro said he wanted his teams to play with the flair of SU and the discipline of West Genesee. Now it’s a tradition the Comets have embraced as their own, like the song they walk out to or the speeches they listen to.

At Syracuse, every freshman is asked to name their favorite alumnus at the start of their college careers. During his freshman year, Grimm mentioned Josh Coffman — the reason Grimm wore No. 32.

“Coach V really wants us to know if you play VENTIQUATTRO is known for his memorable pregrame speeches, including one feafor Carthage, it’s important for you to know the turing two rats drowning in a bucket of milk. jessica sheldon staff photographer history of our program and where you come rat, meant to represent Carthage’s opponent. lip began sweating, foam formed in the corner from,” Grimm said. “Stay true to your roots.

The other is a blue-collar rat, meant to repre- of his mouth and he was spitting while yelling.

Country folk. Work hard to get what they get.” sent his hard working team. While both rats Ventiquattro ripped off his glasses and Over the years, Carthage’s success has nearly drown in the buttermilk, the blue- tore apart his buttoned up shirt. Under- dipped. It hasn’t won a Section III Class B collar rat is used to fighting to survive. That’s neath was a T-shirt with a Superman logo. championship since 2002. The town transiwhy it climbs out of the butter churn while “That’s just Coach V,” Grimm said. tioned from mostly a mill town to a military the pampered rat doesn’t make it.

During a practice in early April, Venti- one as industry shrank and nearby Fort Drum 4/13/17 “We’d walk out of theThe locker Daily room andOrange quattro paced around theSudoku field and yelled expanded in the 1990s. Instead of locals who tap each other and say, ‘That got me going.’ with his usual unwavering vigor. That’s what spent their entire childhoods growing up Other times, we’d say ‘That was crazy. That pushed the Powells and the Coffmans and there, people come and go frequently. didn’t make any sense,’” Jason Coffman still pushes the current batch of players. “(Lacrosse) used to be a ticket out,” Ventiquatsaid. “… It made us laugh but we knew where “Why are you walking? We don’t walk tro said. “It was the only way out at one time.” he was going with it. He really played on our around here!” Ventiquattro screamed. program one To solve theCarthage’s Sudokulacrosse puzzle, eachremains row, column a knowledge that we were blue collar.”

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Tom Grimm and Nick Piroli, two former and beat badly. We’re gonna get smushed!” you say Carthage lacrosse, people know Carthage and Syracuse players who graduated “I’m tired of begging you,” he said as play- what you’re talking about. last year, remember similar animation from ers lined up for sprints. “You want to be good “To see where we’ve come in the past 30 Ventiquattro. When they were ball boys for the or not? You decide.” years is unreal,” Jason Coffman said. varsity team in elementary school, the head Ventiquattro brings that same energy to no lacrosse player has to leave Carthage To solve the Sudoku puzzle, Now, each row, column and coach once dressed up in glasses and a button- coaching every day. Even when he was diag- with the same fear Ventiquattro once had.

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By Andrew Graham asst. copy editor

A steady din carries through Drumlins Tennis Center on game days. The faint hum from dozens of fluorescent lights, the chatter of fans and coaches and the steady rhythm of “thwacks” coming from each court as a rally ensues all contribute to the noise.

When a rally subsides and a point is won, it’s often punctuated by the hollers and screams of a Syracuse player, especially when they speak multiple languages.

“Half the people on the team have a specific thing they always say,” said Gabriela Knutson, a Czech Republic native.

Six different players for Syracuse (7-12, 4-8 Atlantic Coast) are fluent in at least one language other than English. That offers players a unique avenue to express emotions and vent aggression without fans, opponents, and most importantly, officials, catching on to what they are saying. Three players — Knutson, Anna from page 16

rehfuss practice. Desko noticed early in the fall Rehfuss had the soft skills — good speed, good IQ, ability to play midfield and attack, unfazed by pressure — but needed to spend more time in the weight room.

Rehfuss familiarized himself with the Manley Field House facilities and became one of Desko’s most trusted bench players when spring arrived.

Against North Carolina, Rehfuss nearly mirrored his production almost two months earlier against Army. His fourth quarter goal capped an Orange run and brought SU to within one. Though Syracuse lost, 14-13 on a last-second goal, Rehfuss had legitimized practice productivity.

“I was actually screaming at him to dodge

Shkudun and Masha Tritou — admitted that they use the mask of other dialects to let the occasional, or frequent, curse word fly.

“It just feels great you know,” Greece native Tritou said. “I’m taking it out of my system and I just feel more relaxed after that, and I’m like, ‘OK, now, play.’”

Of all the multilingual players, Shkudun is the most vocal. The Ukrainian native alternates between English, Russian, and Ukrainian. It gives her a chance to vent her frustrations without letting the whole venue know quite what she’s saying.

But she knows it’s not entirely a secret.

“It’s cool that no one really understands,” Shkudun said, “but at the same time, some people can guess.”

While Shkudun, Tritou and Knutson all admitted to cursing, none divulged what they say.

What they all did convey is even though they can say almost whatever they please, it is almost never directed at their opponent. Cursing is reserved for themselves. Tritou does it often,

Knutson and Shkudun each a little bit here and there. Libi Mesh, who grew up in Israel, said she tries not to, and checks herself carefully when she feels emotions are reaching a boiling point.

“I try not to say bad stuff on the court,” Mesh said. “… I could, but I try to avoid it.”

Knutson is far less worried about controlling her language, and she knows that there are many things said in Czech that would otherwise have her holding her tongue in English.

“I think it comes naturally at that point,” Knutson said.

Besides the obvious ability to curse, players often bellow far more tame words and phrases.

Of all the things players shout, Shkudun’s “v kort,” which is roughly Russian for “play inside the court,” is probably the most specific.

One phrase that bridges all speech patterns and cultures on the team is the classic, “come on!” Shkudun and Tritou can be heard yelling it in Russian as “davai” while Mesh opts between Russian and the Hebrew alternative

of “kadima.” Tritou — who speaks Dutch, Greek, Russian and English — will occasionally blurt it out in Dutch as “kom op.”

Knutson often shouts “legs” in Czech to herself, accompanied by an open palm to her thigh.

Her mother, Ilona, used to urge her on as a child, encouraging use of her lower body. Knutson’s Czech iteration of legs, “nohy,” is closely related to Shkudun’s Russian rendition of “nogi.” Mesh’s Hebrew version, “raglaim,” stands out.

“Whatever happens,” Mesh said, “whatever language comes out, it’s what comes out.”

SU head coach Younes Limam stresses body language with his team, and their actual language plays a role in that. Limam want his players to mask any nerves or discomfort by getting fired up and giving an occasional yell or shout.

Similarly, if a player wins a big point, he wants them to celebrate it and own the moment.

As for the swearing, Limam doesn’t get involved.

“I try not to know,” Limam said.

more and more,” senior midfielder Nick Mariano said of the Army matchup. “That’s the game that built his confidence. I kept telling him ‘go to the cage, go to the cage, go to the cage.’ He’s a feeder first. Now, look for him to get a dodging goal or a couple. … As long as he keeps doing what he’s doing, we’ll head in the right direction.”

Though the redshirt freshman hohummed his own performance — “I’m still learning” and “I want to stay in the flow of

the offense” — others said what he wouldn’t.

“Huge upside,” ESPN lacrosse analyst Paul Carcaterra tweeted. “Kid always has his head up and his game is 2 prong...dodger and feeder.”

Desko described him as a “plug-in guy,” like Brad Voigt, able to jumpstart whenever.

He beat one-on-one matchups consistently, particularly against the third defenseman.

In a month-long, five-game stretch after Army, Rehfuss had only three assists and two ground balls to his credit. Yet his team-

mates continued praising his play and senior attack Jordan Evans cited Rehfuss as the team’s most improved player this season.

He received occasional minutes with the first-line attack but played in the biggest minutes of his young career on Saturday.

As Syracuse chipped away at the enamel of North Carolina’s lead, it was two transfers from Holy Cross, a small Patriot League school in Worcester, Massachusetts, leading the way. Faceoff specialist Ben Williams won at the X and the ball then eventually ended up in Rehfuss’ stick. He handled it from there.

“He really stepped up when we needed it,” said Williams, who won 10 of the last 12 faceoffs. “He’s always making plays in practice. … We looked at him and said, ‘This is your day to just do it. Take your guy to the rack.’”

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“Being up against a zone definitely helped,” Gait said. “It was good to get out there.”

The Hokies’ zone defense meant less cutting, dodging and, for Gait, less of a chance to reinjure her hamstring. Gait didn’t record a point and her limp was noticeable at times, but after the game, both Taylor and Gary were smiling. They knew it was a step in the right direction. Though, in SU’s next game against No. 2 UNC, Gait stood on the sideline, watching her team upset the Tar Heels, 13-11.

SU has coped with Gait’s injury thanks to the emergence of two underclassmen: sophomore Natalie Wallon (19 goals, two assists) and redshirt freshman Mary Rahal (23 goals, six assists). But the margin for error has been slim. The Orange has won its last four games by a combined nine goals. A lower-body injury suffered by Nicole Levy on April 5 against Loyola has only made matters worse.

“We follow the lead of our medical staff,” Gary Gait said of the injuries to Levy and Taylor. “Between our doctors and our trainers, we try to get them back as soon as possible.”

Two games remain on SU’s regular season schedule before postseason play — Gait’s self-determined return date. April 11 marked Gait’s first full day of practice after the injury.

One day later, she could barely run.

Her trainer has left it up to her. If the hamstring feels fine, Gait will practice knowing the soreness will follow soon after. If not, Gait begrudgingly plants her feet on SU’s sideline, where she’s been stuck for the past month.

“I’m still going to take it easy,” Gait said.

“I don’t know how much I’ll play. We’ll see but I really don’t know.”

By Nick Alvarez asst. web editor

Taylor Gait’s hamstring injury put her out two weeks. Rushing back sidelined her for two more.

On March 12, as Syracuse prepped for then-No. 3 Florida, Gait initially strained her hamstring. The team had been traveling a lot in recent days — a six-hour bus ride to Maryland followed by a four-and-a-half-hour plane ride to Florida — and Gait felt her hamstring tighten but thought nothing of it. When the pain became too unbearable she sat out and SU’s midfielder with a history of knee injuries now had a new ailment to worry about.

As SU readied itself for Duke two weeks later, Gait ran for the first time and hurt herself again. The Fayetteville, New York, native strained her hamstring in a different spot and found her way back on the bench.

“I couldn’t even walk,” Gait said. “I’m getting there. I haven’t done much.”

Thirty-three days and eight games have come and gone since the initial injury and Gait has played just once. SU went 1-3 in the first four games without the midfielder. But new players have stepped up, launching the No. 11 Orange (12-4, 5-1 Atlantic Coast) on a fourgame win streak, including an upset of No. 2 North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Saturday.

Two more injuries to sophomore attack Nicole Levy and senior defense Haley McDonnell thinned SU’s roster even further, and made Gait’s return more important. Yet, despite practicing more and feeling better, Gait has no timetable for return and head coach Gary Gait believes she’s going at half speed.

Against Virginia Tech on April 9, Gait saw her first action in about a month. The decision to return was sudden, just like her poorly timed injury. During the 12-11 overtime win, one of SU’s coaches walked over

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SU women’s lacrosse’s Taylor Gait has been in and out of the lineup with hamstring injuries.

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Syracuse men’s lacrosse’s gamewinner came on the man-up, a unit that’s thrived all season See Tuesday’s paper

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KIRK VENTIQUATTRO built the Carthage boys’ lacrosse program from the ground up, leading the Comets to a 441-120 record in his 30 years. The Carthage program has produced SU lacrosse greats like the Powell brothers: Casey, Ryan and Michael. jessica sheldon staff photographer

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ARTHAGE, N.Y. — To find the man who put Carthage, New York, on the map, drive north on Interstate-81, past both tractor and snowmobile crossing signs. After seeing the “Town of Champion” sign, keep going another few miles.

Kirk Ventiquattro grew up in Carthage and after leaving briefly, he came back for good. He had a walk-on football offer at the University of Pittsburgh but turned it down because he was scared. He didn’t want to be unknown. That motivated his coaching career.

Planting his roots Kirk Ventiquattro pioneers Carthage boys’ lacrosse

“I really never wanted these guys to ever think they were nobodies from nowhere,” Ventiquattro said.

The Carthage lacrosse program began with a junior varsity team in 1988 and played its first varsity season in 1989. Ventiquattro launched it, after learning the game years earlier as a student at SUNY Cortland. His fiery attitude helped immediately instill a winning foundation and six of his former players went on to play at Syracuse.

That includes the Powell brothers (Casey, Ryan and Michael) as well as Josh Coffman, all four of which were first-team All-Americans at SU. The three Powell brothers rank as Syracuse’s top three in career points.

That’s a testament to Ventiquattro, who brought lacrosse to the mill town with a population around 4,000. He coached baseball for four or five years see carthage page 12

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Stephen Rehfuss propels No. 1 Orange past No. 17 UNC

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Syracuse hadn’t been in a situation quite this bleak all season — down five goals on the road to the defending national champions with five minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Orange responded by piling all of its hopes onto a redshirt freshman who has not started a game this year.

Stephen Rehfuss was not a top

concern out there with better known weapons, so North Carolina rotated short sticks on him.

That’s all his teammates needed to see. Late in the third, the redshirt freshman dished an assist to cut the lead to three, then to three once more when he did it again early in the fourth after a UNC goal. He scored the next two on his own and suddenly, within 20 minutes, the Orange was on the doorstop with four minutes to go, down one.

“For the amount of time he

played, that was huge for us,” said SU head coach John Desko. “Maybe the difference in the game.”

Rehfuss’ team-high four points buoyed the top-ranked Orange (10-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast) long enough to complete the comeback and beat the No. 17 Tar Heels (6-6, 1-2), 12-11, on a Sergio Salcido overtime game-winner and clinch the ACC regular-season crown. The Holy Cross transfer played a lot more than normal on Saturday at Fetzer Field and his most valuable

contribution came in his efficient late-game spurt (two shots, two goals). That raised his season total to nine goals on 11 shots.

“I was just taking advantage of the opportunities, trying to go at the right times, staying smart,” Rehfuss said. “The short stick… I would see what I could do with it. Either draw a slide or go to the goal.”

The Tar Heels countered the Latham, New York, native’s heating up by shutting him off, but Desko forced the issue by picking to free

up the attack. He green-lighted the hot-handed Rehfuss, who found himself one-on-one with UNC’s third defender, Tate Jozokos. On Rehfuss’ first goal, he juked, the senior fell down and Rehfuss waltzed by the crease to score. On his second, Rehfuss flat-out beat Jozokos curling to the top left and pocketed a lefty shot.

It was a performance, according to a half-dozen teammates, Rehfuss regularly displays in

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